BEST RADAR DETECTOR-In your opinion

[Lawman85]

speaking as a law enforcement officer, the problem with radar detectors is that they make the driver feel as if they wont get cought speeding. It does not matter what radar detector you buy, the simple fact is if a police officer uses his radar the right way you can't beat it. Example: every radar has a setting for stand by, what this means is a radar detector is set up to recieve a certain radio frequency just like a car radio. but if the officer puts the radar on stand by and waits for you to get within his range and switch from stand by to xmit or transmit, by the time your detector starts going nuts your already locked in. when an officer decides to be lasy and leave the detector on all the time then you will have ample warning with just about any detector. So its been my expierence that not having on at all will give you better judgement while exceending the limit. and if your from jersey, in most cases an exceptable excess of the limit is 11 over anything more and you are taking a big chance in getting stopped.

I love sitting in a 35 or 40mph zone, all blacked out. You see that car coming at you around 60mph. You tap the button and the speed reads 62, then immediately goes 58, 50, 43, 35, 30.... in about 1 second. Hhmmm.... detector?

You have to remember if you get stopped for speeding, and you have a detector mounted on your windshield, the chances of getting a warning has just dropped to about 0.

 

[pwnt04]

I use it as an information device moreso than I do a radar evasion device. It's just nice to know if the cops are around taking radar.

On a side note, the cops that drive around with their constant-on radar enabled is kinda funny. You'd think they'd use the instant-on mode if they really want to catch someone. I know I would.

 

[NJCOBRA10thA]

Not if you do a stealth install. Both unit offer concealed displays.

I have a V1. it's mounted on my rear deck behind tinted rear window and under a baseball cap. It's raised just enough to have a clear view front and rear for LIDAR.

The Concealed display is mounted where the headliner meets the glass drivers side and I have remote volume control in my cup holder.

I blacked out everything but the LEDS and there is NFW anyone can tell I have a detector from outside the vehicle. From inside if it's off they will think the volume control is for a subwoofer and the display can really only be seen easily by driver.

Yes I agree your chances of getting off go way down with a detector, but it may very well prevent you from getting pulled over in the first place.

I mounted mine like this primarily because of the theft factor. I simply won't deal with plugging in, unplugging......and traditional remote detectors have been problematic for me in the past. I have had K1 and Bell Remotes.

After living with the V1 I would never use another, the arrows have become very important for me.

Dan

+1 for either. I should buy one but having one really means you're pretty much guarenteed a ticket if pulled over. I'm not ready to give up that chance yet.

 

[2004 Cobra]

I don't know why you people think radar detectors are worth the money... I don't need a radar to write you a speeding ticket and I sure as hell don't leave my radar on unless I already can visually see a car that is in excess of the limit by visual estimate (which I'm damn good at if I do say so myself) and then I give you a quick zap.... by the time your awesome V1 tells you there is a cop in the area... I already know exactly how fast you were going and for some odd reason... the radar display is almost always within 2mph of my visual estimate. I like refering to your waste on money on the dash as an Early Ticket Warning System. In fact, although not illegal in NY, a radar detector is an automatic ticket instead of the warning you were probably getting because you drive a mustang/camaro/vette. If you drive an import... you aren't getting a break anyway so you might as well try to cheat.

Luckily this is a SVT forum, not an import forum, but thanks for your opinion

 

[2004 Cobra]

There's no reason you'd go to jail. Trying to interfere with radar is illegal, however, lasers are not regulated by the FCC, they're controlled by the FDA, and it's not illegal so long as whatever state you live in hasn't outlawed them.

thanks for clearing this up.

 

[2004 Cobra]

speaking as a law enforcement officer, the problem with radar detectors is that they make the driver feel as if they wont get cought speeding. It does not matter what radar detector you buy, the simple fact is if a police officer uses his radar the right way you can't beat it. Example: every radar has a setting for stand by, what this means is a radar detector is set up to recieve a certain radio frequency just like a car radio. but if the officer puts the radar on stand by and waits for you to get within his range and switch from stand by to xmit or transmit, by the time your detector starts going nuts your already locked in. when an officer decides to be lasy and leave the detector on all the time then you will have ample warning with just about any detector. So its been my expierence that not having on at all will give you better judgement while exceending the limit. and if your from jersey, in most cases an exceptable excess of the limit is 11 over anything more and you are taking a big chance in getting stopped.

thanks for pointing this out. I figured there would be a stand by mode.

 

[2004 Cobra]

The X50 is a great detector and so is the V1. Neither will avoid tickets completely, but both are useful tools to reduce your chances of a ticket. Both the X50 and V1 are updated so you can have the latest technology.

I feel the X50 with the XR3 Laser Jammer is one hell of a combo! I'm looking to add the ZR3 soon, which has been shown to completely confuse a laser gun.

thanks I need to look into this one

 

[2004 Cobra]

Yeah, same as everyone else has said, Velentine One, Passport 8500 X50, or Bell Pro RX65. Just watch out for those planes that time you, those really get you :bash:

Luckily, Ihaven't heard of the planes radaring in CO, but now I can think of them while in other states

 

[2004 Cobra]

I have a V1, I trust it completely. I wouldn't own or recommend anything else. On a side note, the guy that owns/designs V1s - mike valentine used to work for escort with a partner. When he formed his own company - valentine - he designed a completly new detector instead of using his old design from the escorts. The v1s are also upgradeable as technology changes.

Blackout

I am definitely leaning to the V1. :rockon:

 

[2004 Cobra]

I did not read through this whole thing, but i read a few. To sum up go with a v1 and possibly a laser jammer. The V1s have POP now, and are pretty good about getting instant on radars. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A RADAR JAMMER!! They offered like $100k if someone could invent one. No one can do it. Unless you drive a car that looks like a stelth fighter you SOL on a radar jammer.

Yeah I read about he radar jammer too. I just need a detector to help out in some areas of my state.

 

[2004 Cobra]

I love sitting in a 35 or 40mph zone, all blacked out. You see that car coming at you around 60mph. You tap the button and the speed reads 62, then immediately goes 58, 50, 43, 35, 30.... in about 1 second. Hhmmm.... detector?

You have to remember if you get stopped for speeding, and you have a detector mounted on your windshield, the chances of getting a warning has just dropped to about 0.

Yeah, luckily I don't speed that fast in a 35-40 mph zone. I really don't go over 10 mph on a 55 zone. thanks.

 

[2004 Cobra]

It's interesting how certain people make the assumption that just because you own a radar detector means you speed.

I use it as an information device moreso than I do a radar evasion device. It's just nice to know if the cops are around taking radar.

This is what I was trying to get across when I posted the thread. thanks

 

[2004 Cobra]

Not if you do a stealth install. Both unit offer concealed displays.

I have a V1. it's mounted on my rear deck behind tinted rear window and under a baseball cap. It's raised just enough to have a clear view front and rear for LIDAR.

The Concealed display is mounted where the headliner meets the glass drivers side and I have remote volume control in my cup holder.

I blacked out everything but the LEDS and there is NFW anyone can tell I have a detector from outside the vehicle. From inside if it's off they will think the volume control is for a subwoofer and the display can really only be seen easily by driver.

Yes I agree your chances of getting off go way down with a detector, but it may very well prevent you from getting pulled over in the first place.

I mounted mine like this primarily because of the theft factor. I simply won't deal with plugging in, unplugging......and traditional remote detectors have been problematic for me in the past. I have had K1 and Bell Remotes.

After living with the V1 I would never use another, the arrows have become very important for me.

Dan

thanks for informing us about how you have done this to your car. It helps

 

[NJCOBRA10thA]

I don't know where you work Trooper4985 but in the NY/NJ/CT/MD/PA area they do work. They are not fool proof by any means but they do help.

There may be areas of the country that don't use RADAR and there they would be worthless, but even if you use instant on if moving with traffic there is the possibility that the officer will zap the car next to you giving you a sec to slow down after you receive the radar warning. Granted if you are the only car on the road vs instant on you are screwed.

I just take offense to the radar detectors are worthless statement.

the 1 time I got pulled over recently was in a rental car, didn't take radar detector with me 287 South in NJ. I was clocked doing 89 in a 55 zone. Radar detector would have absolutely saved me there.

My radar detector is total stealth. I agree a detector on the dash makes the officer less likely to give you a break, that's why I would never have one on the dash. I am very respectful to officers. I have several friends that are.

Not that it's blatent disrespect to show the detector on the dash, but why take the chance of it pissing off the cop.

Is it worth the money?

If it saves 1 ticket - hell yeah.

It's not an excuse or a license to haul ass down the road, but if you are following traffic at 15+ over it may just help you slow down in time to have the cop nail someone else.

In life in general anyone who is an absolutist is always wrong. Thick with Irony, but my point is if you said Radar Detectors are worthless you are wrong. If you say radar detectors will always save you from a ticket you are wrong.

I don't know why you people think radar detectors are worth the money... I don't need a radar to write you a speeding ticket and I sure as hell don't leave my radar on unless I already can visually see a car that is in excess of the limit by visual estimate (which I'm damn good at if I do say so myself) and then I give you a quick zap.... by the time your awesome V1 tells you there is a cop in the area... I already know exactly how fast you were going and for some odd reason... the radar display is almost always within 2mph of my visual estimate. I like refering to your waste on money on the dash as an Early Ticket Warning System. In fact, although not illegal in NY, a radar detector is an automatic ticket instead of the warning you were probably getting because you drive a mustang/camaro/vette. If you drive an import... you aren't getting a break anyway so you might as well try to cheat.

 

[2004 Cobra]

I don't know where you work Trooper4985 but in the NY/NJ/CT/MD/PA area they do work. They are not fool proof by any means but they do help.

There may be areas of the country that don't use RADAR and there they would be worthless, but even if you use instant on if moving with traffic there is the possibility that the officer will zap the car next to you giving you a sec to slow down after you receive the radar warning. Granted if you are the only car on the road vs instant on you are screwed.

I just take offense to the radar detectors are worthless statement.

the 1 time I got pulled over recently was in a rental car, didn't take radar detector with me 287 South in NJ. I was clocked doing 89 in a 55 zone. Radar detector would have absolutely saved me there.

My radar detector is total stealth. I agree a detector on the dash makes the officer less likely to give you a break, that's why I would never have one on the dash. I am very respectful to officers. I have several friends that are.

Not that it's blatent disrespect to show the detector on the dash, but why take the chance of it pissing off the cop.

Is it worth the money?

If it saves 1 ticket - hell yeah.

It's not an excuse or a license to haul ass down the road, but if you are following traffic at 15+ over it may just help you slow down in time to have the cop nail someone else.

In life in general anyone who is an absolutist is always wrong. Thick with Irony, but my point is if you said Radar Detectors are worthless you are wrong. If you say radar detectors will always save you from a ticket you are wrong.

Thanks for stating your opinion on this. You have made the statement clear for the reason I posted the thread. Yes, I did go about posting the thread in the wrong manner, but this is reason that I posted teh thread. Many of us were thinking this same thought, we just didn't put it as precise as you have.

 

[wals9331]

You dont have to start a new post everytime you want to reply to someone....it makes it look like you are replying to yourself 10+ times in a row...

 

[FordSVTFan]

It's interesting how certain people make the assumption that just because you own a radar detector means you speed.

I use it as an information device moreso than I do a radar evasion device. It's just nice to know if the cops are around taking radar.

On a side note, the cops that drive around with their constant-on radar enabled is almost laughable. You'd think they'd use the instant-on mode if they really want to catch someone. I know I would.

Laughable??? Really??

Please tell me what is a person's reaction when their radar detector goes off or is constantly beeping like their is radar around? They lower their speed and keep it lowered at least until they are out of that area!

Constant On has a mass effect of lowering speed in a specific area!

 

[Virus]

There's no reason you'd go to jail. Trying to interfere with radar is illegal, however, lasers are not regulated by the FCC, they're controlled by the FDA, and it's not illegal so long as whatever state you live in hasn't outlawed them.

FDA stands for the "Food and Drug administration". That's funny

 

[Virus]

speaking as a law enforcement officer, the problem with radar detectors is that they make the driver feel as if they wont get cought speeding. It does not matter what radar detector you buy, the simple fact is if a police officer uses his radar the right way you can't beat it. Example: every radar has a setting for stand by, what this means is a radar detector is set up to recieve a certain radio frequency just like a car radio. but if the officer puts the radar on stand by and waits for you to get within his range and switch from stand by to xmit or transmit, by the time your detector starts going nuts your already locked in. when an officer decides to be lasy and leave the detector on all the time then you will have ample warning with just about any detector. So its been my expierence that not having on at all will give you better judgement while exceending the limit. and if your from jersey, in most cases an exceptable excess of the limit is 11 over anything more and you are taking a big chance in getting stopped.

While your statements are true, they just don't apply to most people. I'm from Northern, VA. It's densly populated and rarely are you the only car on the road. If you run "Instant On", a detector will pick that up giving you ample time to slow down before you are the car targeted. A RD isn't fullproof, but it does give you a fighting chance at avoiding a ticket if you creap over the speed limit unknowingly.

 

[pwnt04]

Laughable??? Really??

Please tell me what is a person's reaction when their radar detector goes off or is constantly beeping like their is radar around? They lower their speed and keep it lowered at least until they are out of that area!

Constant On has a mass effect of lowering speed in a specific area!

I edited my original post, but it seems weird that they'll drive around with it in the constant-on mode. It makes sense that it lowers the speed of radar detector users in the area. They can still catch the people that aren't using detectors so it isn't bad. I bet they'd catch the same amount either way, because there are more people without detectors than there are with detectors.